Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

Drama
Action
Adventure

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.

Cast

Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Toshirō Mifune
Kojiro Sasaki
Koji Tsuruta
Kogure
Machiko Kitagawa
Osugi
Eiko Miyoshi
Baiken Shishido
Eijirō Tōno
Jotaro
K Kenjin Iida
Honami Koetsu
K Ko Mihashi
Yoshioka samurai
Yoshifumi Tajima
(uncredited)
K Keiko Kondo
(uncredited)
Hisako Takihana
(uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
(uncredited)
R Ryū Kuze
Otsu
Kaoru Yachigusa
(uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada
(uncredited)
Yoshio Inaba
(uncredited)
F Fumindo Matsuo
(uncredited)
M Minoru Itō
(uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
(uncredited)
R Ren Imaizumi
(uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
(uncredited)
Kenzō Tabu
Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited)
Kokuten Kōdō
Akemi
Mariko Okada
Lady Yoshino
Michiyo Kogure
Seijuro Yoshioka
Akihiko Hirata
Oko
Mitsuko Mito
Takuan
K Kurôemon Onoe
Matahachi Honiden
Sachio Sakai
Denshichiro Yoshioka
Yū Fujiki

Crew

Director
Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer
K Kazuo Takimura
Writer
T Tokuhei Wakao
Writer
Hiroshi Inagaki
Theatre Play
H Hideji Hōjō
Novel
Eiji Yoshikawa
Original Music Composer
I Ikuma Dan
Cinematography
J Jun Yasumoto
Editor
H Hideshi Ohi
Set Decoration
M Makoto Sono
Production Design
K Kisaku Ito
Assistant Director
Jun Fukuda
Sound
C Chôshichirô Mikami
Choreographer
T Tukuho Gosai
Choreographer
Y Yoshio Sugino